Modern Icons

In this body of work, I revisit the great classics of art in the broadest sense of the term. From sculpture to cinema, many works have become fundamental references, disseminating their beauty and symbolism throughout society. I appropriate these images, transforming and reinterpreting them in light of our contemporary world. Sometimes playful, sometimes engaged, my Modern Icons invite contemplation and renewed readings, ultimately becoming my own and expressing a personal interpretation.

Heart Made in Belgium

This series was born from a desire to highlight the Belgian artistic scene by sharing my personal favorites. Belgium abounds in talent from diverse backgrounds — musical, cinematic, and visual. Alongside established figures such as Benoît Poelvoorde, Arno, and Jan Fabre, a new generation continually brings fresh momentum and renewal.

My intention is to immerse these artists within my own aquatic universe, reinterpreting them through underwater photography. By staging them in this suspended, fluid environment, I seek to create portraits that may echo their image directly or, conversely, resonate with them in a more symbolic and poetic way.

Frida à l’eau

Frida Kahlo is an unforgettable artist, perhaps the most renowned of all. Her artistic career began as the result of a bus accident. Confined to bed, she started painting her self-portraits using a mirror placed above her bed. Her strong personality and freedom of thought were forged through a life marked by many trials. As a child, she battled polio; at eighteen, she suffered the bus accident that would require dozens of operations throughout her life. As an adult, all her attempts to become a mother ended in miscarriage. Her life was far from easy, yet it shaped an extraordinary woman. Frida Kahlo has become an enduring icon of strength and female independence. This series pays homage to her legacy, underwater.

Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time… Four words that open the door to countless stories. I invite you to travel back with me to the 1940s in the United States, where I encountered photography pioneers such as Bruce Mozert and discovered artists connected to Brown & Bigelow, celebrated for their playful and sensual pin-ups.
Emerging from the quiet of the pandemic years, I felt the need for lightness. In this project, I reinterpret these icons within my underwater universe, creating suspended, fluid portraits that celebrate the joy of life through strong, independent women, full of character.

Rebirth

Rebirth has been my laboratory for aquatic experimentation—a pursuit of beauty, purity, and a certain angelic grace. I aim to celebrate the female form, allowing it to move freely, without external pressures or resistance. The body, its curves and fullness, revealed in ways impossible to perceive otherwise, suspended in water.
Across my work, my guiding principle is to create the improbable, the unseen, and to awaken curiosity—capturing the human form in a delicate interplay of light, motion, and underwater serenity.